How Good Is Your Limit Hold'em?

By David Allen

This book will be of tremendous value to anyone who has some experience with limit hold'emand is looking to improve their game.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1904468152
• ISBN13: 9781904468158
• Release Date: June 2005
• Publisher: D&B Publishing
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 3.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Excellent book for the ADVANCED player.

Do not believe the negative reviews that have been written about this book. They are written by the very people for whom this type of book is useless, namely rank beginners who are nowhere near ready for an advanced text such as this one. I'll keep this review short, this is an excellent book for somewhat more experienced players; for a beginning player the book is a waste of time. Some of the problems are extremely difficult...

Not Pretty but Very Educational.

The first question I ask when evaluating any poker book is, "Did it strengthen my game?", and with this one the easy answer is yes. Byron Jacobs may not principally be a poker player, but like so many other chess greats, he possessed excellent analytical and processing skills which enabled him to excel at poker before he first sat down upon the virtual felt. The style you'll learn from him can best be described as logical/aggressive...

Good Practice Book

This is a book with 24 practice hands, with quizzes on each stage of each hand. It's an excellent learning tool for an intermediate player after digesting Ed Miller's Small Stakes Holdem. I particularly enjoyed how the playing styles of opponents were factored into the quizzes.

Mandatory reading for the serious player

If poker is more than just a hobby, and if you are serious about analyzing your play and winning the game, then this book is a must read. It is not the kind of book that you can just skim through; it is the kind of book where you work through examples and then compare your thinking to the author's on the way best to play the hand to maximize what you win at hold'em. The examples are realistic and the author's discussion on...

Best Limit Hold'em book released in 2005

THIS IS NOT A BOOK FOR BEGINNERS! If you have a solid Hold'em background, are playing middle limit games, and want to learn to push marginal edges to increase your expected value you must read this book. Byron Jacobs came out of nowhere (his name is not well known within the poker community) to produce the definitive question and answer format book on middle limit play. My favorite part about each sample hand is the fantastic...